New campus life

Shaping the new campus life

Very international and at the same time as German as can be – that’s the Heilbronn-Franconia region. And at its heart is the TUM Campus Heilbronn, trailblazing the career path for talented students from all over the world. The Faculty of Economics and Business Adminstration, TUM School of Management, has been training young people at its Munich headquarters for around 20 years with great success and is part of one of Europe’s best universities, the Technical University of Munich. After all, no less than 17 Nobel laureates have studied or taught at the TUM. If you haven’t heard of Heilbronn before: the greater region is home to extraordinarily successful and renowned companies, including SAP, Bosch, Kärcher, Audi and IBM to name a few. There are also countless hidden – and not so hidden – champions of German engineering based in the region. Many of them cooperate with the TUM Campus Heilbronn and provide our students with internships and scientific projects. This allows them to learn from the best and maybe even start an international professional career in these companies. Close to half of the students at the TUM Campus Heilbronn don’t hold a German passport. “It is becoming a magnet for high performing talents from all over the world,” TUM President Prof. Dr. Thomas F. Hofmann proudly states. Logically, the common language on campus and in the courses is English. The Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Professor Dr. Gunther Friedl, offers an insight into the academic approach of the TUM Campus Heilbronn: “We focus our research on the concrete questions of practice in an interdisciplinary manner. Here, excellent science and teaching meet the exciting, entrepreneurial challenges in one of the most innovative regions in Germany. TUM acts as an entrepreneurial university. Cooperation with strong partners and worldwide networking are therefore our trademarks.” Students are educated at the interfaces of topics that are steadily gaining importance in companies of any size: teaching and research focus ranges from management of digital change to medium-sized family businesses and information engineering. These are extraordinarily sought-after expertise, as TUM President Hofmann emphasizes: “The study programs from Bachelor’s and Master’s to extra-occupational programs provide skills that build a bridge between otherwise independent research and professional fields. Thus, we make an important contribution to shaping digital transformation.” One valid reality check for this is the coronavirus crisis. To protect our students, teachers and staff, we switched to digital courses and earned premium results in the international Master Student Survey 2020 of the Center for Higher Education Development (CHE). It published a special evaluation with a particular focus on students’ assessment of their study situation during the COVID-19 pandemic: 100% of the Master’s students in Heilbronn who were surveyed stated that they were satisfied with the school’s crisis management. In particular, the variety of digital teaching formats and the transparency of requirements and learning goals received outstanding ratings. Even the student cooperation with our partner companies was continued virtually in the face on the pandemic. There will be times again when COVID-19 is under control, when “normal” life will start again. Our plan is to return to classroom courses as soon as possible from a safety and responsibility point 17 Nobel of view. In general, we are and will remain an in-person university. Virtual reality won’t relaureates place the real reality – obviously, it couldn’t and it shouldn’t. have studied This is because Heilbronn is a great place to be or taught at at in reality. The city offers a great variety of attractions. Situated on the banks of the Neckar the TUM River and surrounded by rolling green hills covered with plenty of excellent vineyards, it is a wonderful location to live. Imagine yourself enjoying the mild climate, sitting in a street café and sipping a tasty local wine while having a chat with your fellow students or some of the friendly locals. Heilbronn with its rich cultural heritage and twin town of Słubice is a fine place to live. It is a city where you don’t have to spend a fortune for accommodation and life expenses. The semester fees are currently under 200 Euros - including tickets for public transportation! This makes it ideal for students. Don’t let COVID-19 hinder or even stop you in your international and aspiring career plans: the time is now to decide which way to go, which path to follow. A university degree from the renowned TUM School of Management, in Heilbronn, Munich or Straubing (South East Germany), is the perfect foundation on which you can build your successful professional life.